Daily Archives: November 20, 2021

2021-11-20: News Headlines

Abdul Rahman (2021-11-19). Saudi attempts to play regional hegemon face tough resistance in Lebanon. peoplesdispatch.org Hezbollah's resistance to Israel and criticism of the war in Yemen has infuriated Saudi Arabia which is now using its economic leverage to punish the common Lebanese people at a time when they are going through the worst crisis in the history of the country since the civil war…

MEE staff (2021-11-19). US senators introduce legislation to block $650m weapons sale to Saudi Arabia. middleeasteye.net US senators introduce legislation to block $650m weapons sale to Saudi Arabia | Group of US senators oppose Biden administration's first major arms sale to Saudi Arabia over Riyadh's involvement in the Yemen conflict | Fri, 11/19/2021 – 15: 53 | A member of the US air force near a Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan air base in Al-Kharj, in central Saudi Arabia, on 20 February 2020 (AFP) | Three US se…

_____ (2021-11-19). Power Dynamics Shift in Yemen as Battle for Mareb Hits Up. journal-neo.org With Yemen well within its seventh year of a conflict that has all but ravaged the country, power dynamics seem to have shifted rather dramatically — interestingly enough not in favour of either engaged parties. If anything Yemen seems to have fallen prey to political entropy whereby players have all but ensured their mutual destruction, …

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